Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-27
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH;
Business Considered at the Meeting
Yesterday.
DIR. Gerrfsh Chosen Delegate to the Meet
ing of Public Health Association.

The quarterly meeting of the State Board
OF Health occurred at t9e State House yester-
day. Sept. &c, all the N embers being present
except one who being from home, missed a
train or something, and sent regretful tele-
gram as substitute.
The secretary reported TO the board the re-
suits Of his visit to Greenvilla at the time
when they had the one case of smallpox the
account of which was given IN the Journal
He gave the local beard of health of that
town much credit for the prompt and eff
cient means which they took which limited
the outbreak TO that single case.
At the last meeting the secretary was d.
rected TO prepare set of model bylaws as a
guide and help to the local boards. This was
done and under the approval of the commit
tee on publications, and after submitting a
copy to each justice OF the Supreme Judicial
Court for approval or for suggestions the by
laws were published and copy sent to every
local board of health.
The committee, also, which was appointed
to frame set of plumbing and house drain
age regulations reported having performed
the duty assigned them and that the regula-
tions had beeu published in The Sanitary In
specror.
The committee appointed to take into con-
sderation the ACCESSIBILITY of publishing a
sanitary journal reported that careful esti-
mates made il probable that such publication
could be made sef.supporting or nearly so,
and taking into consideration the usefulness
of such publication aud its convenience as
| a means Of communication between the State
Board and the local boards, the committee
had acted upon the authority which was vest
ed in it and had begun the publication under
the title Of "The SANITARY Inspector"
The newspaper announcement of the fact
that cholera had been brought into the port
OF New York in an Immigrant steamer with
six hundred passengers was referred to, and
| the possibilities were discussed of the infec-
ton not being restricted to its present limits
at the quarantine station. Confluence was
| felt in the tfficient measures which will be
taken by the New York sanitary officials.
The greatest danger was manifestly in the
| infected clothing. The lateness of the sea-
son and the near approach of cold weather is
great safeguard to northern ATTITUDES like
that of our own state.
| At the last meeting Of the board there were
ninety -four towns IN which The local board of
health had not made the report of its organi-
cation which is required by law, and there
were thirty.four from which no report what
ever had been received as regards the ap-
pointment of local board of health At
present the figures are 80 and 49, There are,
there fore, Alb towns in which there is an
organized local board of health in cores
| pondence with and working with the State
b lard
| A report u g. made If the work already
| done in water AHalge.s, and the Secretary
was instructed to make some expenditures
which are necessary 10 enable tne Board to
make a pretty general examination of the
water supply OF the state in the near future.
Dr.. Gsrrsh was chosen rs delegate to
attend the meeting of the American Public
Health Association to be held in November.